Dear Lifehacker, I have an old laptop running Windows XP, and I love it. I've upgraded my other machines to Windows 7 and 8, but this laptop is too old to do so. Now I'm hearing Microsoft will stop issuing any updates at all for XP next year. What does that really mean? What will happen if I continue to use XP, will… »5/06/13 10:00am 5/06/13 10:00am

Dear Lifehacker, I have an old enterprise-class server that I've inherited from my office. It's been replaced with a shiny new one, and it's a little too powerful to just donate to charity. What can I do with it? »8/15/11 10:00am 8/15/11 10:00am

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It's a common problem: you've got an old computer you don't want to part with but you can't figure out how to make it useful again. The operating system it came with sucks, and there are plenty of great options out there, but which options is the best? That's where you come in. »3/21/11 10:00am 3/21/11 10:00am